Two CTSG-CLEAR webinars planned for Climate Week

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As part of statewide Climate Week events Sept. 22-28, Connecticut Sea Grant and the UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) will host two free webinars for the public.

  • “Rebuild by Design’s Atlas of Accountability,” at 1 p.m. on Sept. 25: As extreme weather continues to impact the U.S., Rebuild by Design has launched the Atlas of Accountability, a mapping tool designed to help communities and policymakers understand their localized climate-fueled exposure to extreme weather disasters. Building on Rebuild by Design’s 2022 report, “Atlas of Disaster,” this tool analyzes county-level extreme weather disaster declarations and post-disaster federal assistance. The analysis highlights the urgency of bipartisan cooperation and the need to unite across the urban-rural divide. Notably, 91% of congressional districts include a county that received a major disaster declaration for extreme weather between 2011 and 2023, with $106.4 billion in federal post-disaster assistance from FEMA and HUD CDBG-DR.
    Speaker Bio:
    Judy Huynh is a Project Manager at Rebuild by Design. She holds a Master of Urban Planning from NYU’s Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service and specializes in using mapping tools like GIS and Mapbox to transform complex climate data into clear, understandable information. Her work focuses on researching climate adaptation policies and resilient infrastructure projects, ensuring equitable solutions that prioritize vulnerable communities.
    Registration: https://clear.uconn.edu/webinars/
  • “UConn Climate Corps: Climate Adaptation Projects in Communities,” at 2 p.m. on Sept. 26: The UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) and Connecticut Sea Grant present this webinar about the Climate Corps program – where undergraduate students learn from extension professionals and apply that knowledge to climate adaptation projects with municipal or community partners throughout the region.
    We will hear from former students about their experience in the program, and a community partner from the Alliance for the Mystic River Watershed will speak about how working with the Climate Corps has benefited their organization. Learn more about our program and how we could partner with your organization!
    Registration: https://clear.uconn.edu/webinars/